Hunting for Eggs -11 Interesting Uses of Eggs in Advertising

When you think of Easter, amongst other things, many of us think of eggs. Perhaps some Cadbury chocolate eggs or the dyed, bright colored Easter eggs kids find in Easter egg hunts.

The following ads take a different look at eggs, and companies around the world use the incredible egg in advertising for a variety of products.

1. Fighting the Neo-Nazi Movement, Germany

In Germany, Neo-Nazis are often called skin heads and identified by their shaved egg shaped heads. Thus, in the Loud Against Nazis Campaign , specially designed egg cups that looked like the skin heads were sent around in the mail. Breaking eggs designed to look like the heads of Nazis for breakfast was meant to raise awareness and to serve as a reminder about doing something against the Neo-Nazis.

2. Protect It, India

Eggs are recognized internationally as fragile and breakable. Playing off of the idea of eggs being fragile, these egg box from Max New York Life Insurance read, "Life is equally fragile. Protect it with life insurance."

8. Braun Multiquick Culinary, Germany

9. Relax, Italy

According
to Ads of the World, AXN Channel is totally focussed on energy
programs, impressive tv series, high tension films. So this hilarious
message of "Relax. If you can. AXN. A Sony Pictures Entertainment
Company" is a great fit for this eggstra comfortable couch.

10. Smooth Shave, Brussels

Bouncing
off the smooth aspect of eggshells, egg boxes in Brussels were taken in
hand by the Wilkinson Quattro Titanium. According to Ads of the World,
the masculine faces on the eggs were printed on transparent stickers
and then stuck to the eggs. An advertising flyer with a promotion on
the back was put in every box.

there was a canadian television ad for a radio show that showed the two deejays hatching naked from a large egg, covered in a yellow substance pretending oak, to Steppenwolf's "born to be wild". if only i could remember the name of the radio show!